abuse
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- n cruel or inhumane treatment
the child showed signs of physical abuse - n a rude expression intended to offend or hurt
when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse - n improper or excessive use
alcohol abuse
the abuse of public funds - v treat badly
This boss abuses his workers - v change the inherent purpose or function of something
Don't abuse the system - v use foul or abusive language towards
The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket - v use wrongly or improperly or excessively
Her husband often abuses alcohol
while she was pregnant, she abused drugs
- A series of reports on child abuse suggest that as many as nine in 10 cases of child maltreatment and neglect go unreported.
- Sean Justice Getty Children in highly developed countries suffer abuse and neglect much more often than is reported by official child-protective agencies, according to the .
- After PTI reports that a military dog handler, convicted for his role in the prisoner abuse scandal, has been ordered to return to Iraq, the Pentagon decides to bring him back to .